In the Phantom City, Lu Ping once again came to the courtyard where Rong Xi Laozu lived.
"Taoism Friend Tianping, are you here for the Thin Water Flowing Sword?"
Rong Xi Laozu seemed to have expected that Lu Ping would come today. She was busy in the past, but today she was sitting quietly in the room.
Lu Ping bowed slightly and said, "Junior came in a hurry and disturbed Senior!"
"No problem!"
Rong Xi Laozu stretched out her hand and a pair of flying swords flew out from the back of the house. Before they reached Rong Xi Laozu, the pair of flying swords suddenly turned and flew towards Lu Ping. They hovered around Lu Ping's body and made a cheerful sound.
The moment the Thin Water Flowing Sword flew past, Lu Ping could feel that the Thin Water Flowing Sword was different from before. This feeling was the same as when the Nether Water Sword had fused with the Lifebound Spiritual Treasure. But this feeling was even stronger. It was like a river that had been blocked and was just waiting for the moment to break through its shackles.
Lu Ping put away the Thin Water Flowing Sword and thanked sincerely, "Junior is really sorry to trouble Senior twice!"
Rong Xi Laozu said with a smile, "Although this pair of flying swords is not as novel as the previous Invisible Sword, the foundation of this pair of flying swords is far better than the previous Invisible Sword. After smelting the Coral Exotic Gold, its quality has been greatly improved. In the future, even if you summon the second Spiritual Treasure Thunder Tribulation, you don't need to collect rare treasures to improve its quality. You only need to focus on nourishing it with your Zhenqi and purifying it with Divine Thoughts, and you have some confidence to survive the Thunder Tribulation."
Lu Ping nodded, but he heard Rong Xi Laozu say again, "Don't rush to summon the Thunder Tribulation. Focus on nourishing it with your Zhenqi for a period of time. When this pair of flying swords is in harmony with your body and mind, it is not too late to summon the Thunder Tribulation!"
After bidding farewell to Rong Xi Laozu, Lu Ping got up and went to a trading market in the west of Phantom City.
Lu Ping slightly concealed his appearance and cultivation base. He was now a celebrity on the Five Islands, so he didn't want to attract the attention of many cultivators in the market. However, a simple concealment technique wouldn't be able to fool cultivators in the same realm, so he wouldn't attract unnecessary attention.
The Five Illusory Islands had been besieged for close to a year now, and they had lost more than a third of their cultivators. Now, be it the humans or demons, almost all the Dharma adepts could recognize each other. If Lu Ping really concealed his own cultivation level and appearance to the point that even adepts of the same level would not be able to recognize him, he would instead attract even more attention because he looked unfamiliar.
Now that the Five Illusory Islands were besieged by Mara's army, even with the replenishment of Mara's essence, the price of all kinds of cultivation resources kept rising, and the cheapest became a variety of legacies, secret techniques, martial arts, and so on.
Lu Ping now liked to wander around these markets, but he didn't collect spirit herbs like he used to. Nowadays, in the Phantom City, who would be stupid enough to take out spirit herbs to trade? Even if they did, the price would be set ridiculously high.
What Lu Ping was interested in were the strange things that the cultivators in the market collected on a daily basis. Now, these things could be bought at a very low price, be it spirit stones, cultivation elixirs, or even a few rare spirit herbs that were more than a thousand years old.
Spirit stones and elixirs were not things that Lu Ping lacked, but for others, they were urgently needed. Therefore, now was the best time to trade for all kinds of treasures in the market. In fact, when Lu Ping had been to this market several times before, he had traded for a few very good elixir recipes. Among them, there was even a Dharma level elixir recipe inheritance that Lu Ping had never seen before. According to Lu Ping's calculations, its effect should be considered the best of the Dharma level elixirs, and the price was only one top-grade spirit stone.
Lu Ping walked casually in the market, and at the same time, he glanced at the items placed on both sides for trading. He often glanced at them, and he rarely stopped to take a closer look. However, the arrival of Lu Ping still attracted the attention of many cultivators in the market.
Before, Lu Ping seemed to be very ostentatious in the market several times, but each time, the items that caught his eye were quite valuable. Obviously, as long as they could catch his eye, Lu Ping would not be too calculative with these Core Forging Cultivators.
When many cultivators saw Lu Ping walking over, they took out a few of their treasures from their own storage instruments, hoping that they could catch Lu Ping's attention and be exchanged for a good price. However, it was extremely difficult to catch Lu Ping's eye.
At this moment, Lu Ping saw a middle-aged cultivator sitting on a stone platform not far away. There were dozens of items placed in front of him. Although each item was not considered precious, it was still useful. A trace of surprise flashed across Lu Ping's face.
Items that could be considered useful in Lu Ping's eyes were naturally not bad in the eyes of the Core Forging Cultivators in the market. In fact, at this moment, there were many Core Forging Cultivators gathered in front of the middle-aged cultivator's stone platform to pick out their items. At the same time, they tried to bargain with the cultivator, but the cultivator ignored them.
Although these items were good, they could not catch Lu Ping's eye. Lu Ping only glanced at the items before walking past the middle-aged cultivator's stone platform.
Just as Lu Ping walked a short distance away, the silent middle-aged cultivator suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at Lu Ping's figure in the distance and then put away the dozens of items in front of him.
There were a few Core Forging Cultivators who had already set their eyes on the items. However, they had been trying to bargain in order to lower the price. When they saw the middle-aged cultivator take back the items without a word, they grew anxious. They began to talk dirty and tried to stop the middle-aged cultivator from leaving.
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged cultivator abruptly stood up and retracted his aura. His Dharma Manifestation Stage cultivation caused the cultivators present to retreat in horror. They watched in fear as the person in front of them left, and no longer dared to say anything.
Lu Ping continued to walk around the market. Unfortunately, it seemed that his luck was not too good today. He still hadn't encountered anything that caught his eye.
A few hundred feet behind Lu Ping, the middle-aged cultivator followed him from afar. He didn't deliberately hide his tracks.
Lu Ping walked further and further into the market. When he passed by a small teahouse, Lu Ping walked in and threw a few mid-grade spirit stones to the shopkeeper. He casually gave a few instructions and was personally led by the shopkeeper to an elegant room.
After a while, the middle-aged cultivator also walked into the teahouse. The waiter's eyes lit up and he quickly came forward and asked, "May I ask if you are Senior Lin? Senior Lu has been waiting for you in the elegant room for a long time!"
The middle-aged cultivator was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and nodded. He threw a spirit stone to the waiter and was led into the elegant room by the waiter.
The waiter opened the door to the elegant room. A clear fragrance of tea shook the waiter's spirit. He was secretly surprised that his teahouse had such high quality spirit tea. When he looked up, he saw that the tea set on the tea table had been changed. The previous Senior Lu was looking behind him with a smile.
The waiter's heart trembled and he quickly said, "Senior Lu, Senior Lin is here!"
After saying that, he bowed to let the middle-aged cultivator pass. At the same time, he left the elegant room and closed the door. At the same time, he took two deep breaths of the tea. The waiter even felt that the spiritual power in his body was circulating a bit faster than usual.
Seeing the waiter leave the tea room, Lu Ping quickly invited the middle-aged cultivator to take a seat and offered a cup of spirit tea. He smiled slightly and said, "Senior Lin has been following behind Junior this whole time. Is there something you want to say?"
The middle-aged man took a sip of spirit tea and said, "Good tea!"
Slowly putting down the teacup, the middle-aged cultivator's face flashed with worry. He immediately said, "I am ashamed to say it, but I have something to ask of Lu Daoyou!"
Lu Ping's expression didn't change. He suddenly said, "Is it because of Senior's injury?"
The middle-aged cultivator smiled bitterly and said, "As expected of an alchemy grandmaster, I can't hide it from Fellow Daoist."
After a humble "I don't dare", Lu Ping didn't say anything else.
The middle-aged cultivator hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then I won't beat around the bush. I believe Lu Daoyou has some understanding of my current situation. The Northern Alliance participated in the battle of Phantom Island. There were four Dharma adepts and nearly a hundred Core Forging adepts. Now, Uncle-Master Chuye has been assassinated and two of his nephews have also fallen in the battle with Mara's army. The remaining disciples are either dead or scattered. I am the only one left, but I am also seriously injured. I believe Fellow Daoyou has some understanding of these matters!"
Lu Ping nodded and didn't say anything.
The middle-aged cultivator continued, "Now, the few alchemy grandmasters on Phantom Island are all from the major sects. Now, I am afraid that the major sects have already targeted the Northern Alliance. Naturally, they won't treat my injury. Therefore, I can only ask for Fellow Daoist's help. I hope that Fellow Daoist can help me. The Northern Alliance will reward me greatly in the future!"
Lu Ping laughed involuntarily and said, "If I treat Senior's injury, does Senior Lin think that the Northern Alliance will have a chance to thank me in the future?"
The middle-aged cultivator was startled. Then, he thought of something and said with a deep sadness, "Does Lu Daoyou already know something?"
Lu Ping said coldly, "I am afraid that Senior Lin has already guessed it, but he still has a trace of hope in his heart!"
The middle-aged cultivator didn't say anything, but there was a flash of pain in his eyes, as if he had admitted what Lu Ping said.
Lu Ping continued, "It is not too difficult to treat Senior's injury. The difficulty lies in the fact that this kind of injury must be supplemented by the power of pills. It is extremely difficult for a cultivator to rely on their own cultivation to recover. I believe Senior Lin has experienced this deeply, right?"
The middle-aged cultivator heard the hidden meaning in Lu Ping's words. Obviously, he didn't refuse to treat him. He suddenly raised his head and said, "That is exactly so. If Fellow Daoist can help me, I will definitely repay you with a debt of gratitude!"
Lu Ping shook his head and smiled. "Junior is not optimistic about Senior's repayment in the future!"
The middle-aged cultivator's expression changed and he said in a deep voice, "What do you mean, Fellow Daoist?"
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